Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-528853
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from 150 - 250 AD. The brooch has a convex bow, wide at the top and tapering to the foot which is a half round disc which juts forwards. Part of the catchplate survives behind. The head is tubular wings holding a copper alloy axis bar and with a slot for the missing pin. Above is an integral head loop. The reverse of the bow is hollow. Compare 1242 and 478 on page 335 of Hattatt.
Class: knee
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 250
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.26 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 22.8 mm
Weight: 23.2 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th November 2010 - Monday 14th November 2011
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Other reference: PAS form number 1683
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SE3654
Four figure Latitude: 53.98081
Four figure longitude: -1.452552
1:25K map: SE3654
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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